Government Test

Which of these types of government allows citizens to have the greatest amount of political influence?

• dictatorship
• democracy
• monarchy
• oligarchy

In an autocratic (dictatorship) government, freedom of speech is usually

• protected by the government as a civil right
• guaranteed in the government's constitution
• censored and controlled by the government
• regulated only when it presents a clear and present danger

The type of government in which power rests with a small group of people is called a(n)

• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Autocracy
• Republic

What is true of a country that has a parliamentary democracy?

• The head of state and the head of government are two different people, one of which is the prime minister.
• The head of the country is always the King or Queen
• The head of state is the ayatollah
• The head of government is the president

The two predominate forms of democratic government are parliamentary and _________.

• federal
• constitutional
• communist
• presidential

In which type of government are citizens MOST likely to choose their leader?

• Dictatorship
• Oligarchy
• Democracy
• Monarchy

In Russia, the president is both the chief executive and the head of state. What type of democracy is this?

• Presidential Democracy
• Parliamentary Democracy
• Unitary Democracy
• Constitutional Democracy

Cuba's government is an example of a

• oligarchy
• autocracy
• democracy
• monarchy

In which type of government are citizens LEAST likely to choose their leader?

• democracy
• autocracy
• oligarchy
• republic

The United States is an example of a

• oligarchy
• autocracy
• democracy
• monarchy